Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Biography: Age, Net Worth, Wife, Tribe, Children, Family, Brother

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Biography, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Tribe, Children, Family, Brother – Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede FCIB, born on September 24, 1966, is a Nigerian business mogul, banker, investor and philanthropist. He was the former group managing director (GMD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc.

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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Early Life and Education

Aig-Imoukhuede was born on September 24, 1966 in Ibadan, Oyo State in Western Nigeria to parents who were in the civil service. His father, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede and mother, Historian Emily Aig-Imoukhuede(née Ihonde) had 3 other children, Erekpitan, Oluwakemi and Aigbovbioise. He hails from Sabongida-Ora, Edo State in Southern Nigeria.

He lived with his family in Lagos but went to Federal Government College Kaduna, in Northern Nigeria. He earlier attended St. Saviours School (primary) in Lagos and at aged 16, he enrolled to study law at University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. He graduated with a LLB degree in 1986 at age 19 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.

He holds a Trium MBA, awarded jointly by the London School of Economics, New York University, and HEC Paris. In 2000 he attended a three-month Executive Management Programme course at Harvard Business School.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Career

He began working as a lawyer with Continental Merchant Bank during his NYSC year in 1988. Aigboje joined Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in December 1991 where he resigned as executive director in March 2002.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede was the leader of the 2002 acquisition of Access Bank, then a fringe regional player. He was the group managing director and chief executive officer of the bank till December 2013.

He retired as president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2017, but he remains on the National Council as an ex-officio. He was a non-executive director of Africa Finance Corporation from 2008 until June 2, 2017.

He has been the chairman of Associated Discount House Limited since December 1, 2011. He serves as a director of Petralon Energy and retired as the chairman of Wapic Insurance Plc where he has been its director since November 2011.

Aig-Imoukhuede also served as board chairman and director of FMDQ OTC PLC until August 1, 2014. He founded Coronation Capital Limited in 2015 and has led the growth and expansion of the Coronation Ecosystem.

In October 2021, Aigboje collaborated with the office of the Head of Nigerian Civil Service (OHCSF), led by Folashade Yemi-Esan to digitalize work processes and public service delivery.

He was conferred with Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2011 by then President Goodluck Jonathan of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for his contributions to the development of banking and finance. He was also awarded the National Productivity Order of Merit Award in 2009.

In 2011 he was inaugurated into the Ernst and Young World Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame as the Ernst & Young West Africa Entrepreneur of the Year, as well as the African Banker Magazine’s “African Banker of the Year” in 2013.

He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[51] and was appointed a member of the international advisory board of Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government.

He is a fellow of the African Leadership Institute affiliated with the Aspen Institute in Colorado, USA. He is also an honorary fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

In 2018, he was awarded the honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.

 

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Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Wife and Children

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is married to Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, and together they have four children.

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Net worth

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has an estimated net worth of $2 millions. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is a Nigerian business mogul, banker, investor and philanthropist.

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